fuzzy_coasting
Active member
Went through something similar with my own mother not long ago. She made a whole production out of eating a full slice of cake while I only had half. She's aware of what I'm taking, but it seems to send her spiraling even harder around the topic of weight generally. She keeps drawing attention to my progress, and it's pretty clear those comments are really about her own long-standing body image struggles, even though she's at a completely typical weight herself. Honestly the whole dynamic stirs up a lot of embarrassment and guilt in me. Not surprising that my own hangups trace back to hers, but I really wish nobody had to bring up anyone's size or eating habits at all, and could just find peace with where we're each at. So yeah, I get exactly where you're coming from.